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Megamind minion toys8/9/2023 ![]() ![]() The reason Superman turned out so well is because, of all people, the ones to find him after he landed on Earth were two good, honest, hard-working people who gave him all the love he needed and took care to teach him right from wrong, and overall nurtured his capacity to do good and want to do good, while also allowing him to establish a semi-normal life outside of the hero identity. When you think about the circumstances, it's hard not to shed a little tear for Metro Man, too.Even Superman's parents didn't think to do that. The simple fact that Megamind's parents, knowing they wouldn't be there for their son, gave him a protector and companion to accompany him to Earth.Considering Roxanne's sense of justice and insistence that you don't judge people by what they look like, had she been at that school, she could have saved him. "It's too bad we didn't go to the same school." Definitely too bad.it's impossible for your heart not to break. Had these kids been nicer to Megs, the entire plot of the movie could have been avoided, and he could have lived a happier life. Metro Man, the supposed hero, never gave him a chance, and neither did the teacher. And let's face it, Megs probably would have turned out all right. Sure, Megamind had his own loving family, and the Warden (revealed in a later scene) was almost like a father figure for him. but Metro Man's pod pushed Megamind's out of the way, causing the latter to land in prison. Apparently, both were heading for the mansion. Two babies, one from each planet, are sent away. Two planets are sucked into a black hole. Let's examine the opening scene a little more closely.The opening sequence definitely qualifies - not just his repeated attempts at acceptance from his peers, but in the voiceover, just how much he sounds like he's trying to convince himself that he enjoys what he does.You just wanna give the poor blue alien a hug. When Megamind is disguised as Metro Man, Roxanne holds his hand, and he just looks so nervous about changing back.During the aforementioned scene where Minion and Megamind have their fight and Minion leaves, Megamind walks miserably to a broken mirror and changes into Bernard with a heartbreaking smile on his face. ![]() less right! We should stick to what we're good at. Megamind: Okay, Minion! You were right! I was. Seriously, could they have made that bit any more tearjerking? Then, he goes on his date and you think, "Well, at least he's happy now." WRONG! And he goes back to his lair and attempts to find comfort in Minion. There's the time Minion leaves just before Megamind goes on his doomed date.The way Megamind and Roxanne react to finding out Metro Man is still alive is pretty sad.Certainly the first time he's ever been hugged in his life besides Minion and the inmates who looked after him as a baby. The look on Megamind's face when Roxanne hugs him while he's disguised as Bernard.From her point of view, this seems to take the cake of Megamind's villainous schemes since he's never once (at least not that we know of) tried to use psychological manipulation at such a level. Also consider Roxanne's feelings in all this, after she finds out that she's been lied to and tricked by someone who she developed a crush on and thought she could trust with taking down Megamind.There's a more subtle bit of symbolism in there, too: when Megamind jumps out of the car and Roxanne turns to walk away, he calls out, "I can explain!" Roxanne doesn't say anything, but we're still treated to her line of thought - as the camera follows her, in the background one of Megamind's propaganda posters comes into view, specifically the bottom half of it: "No, you can't.".The fact he answered, "No" could make it even sadder: Even after he was close to being in a relationship with her, he STILL couldn't believe himself as being deserving or worthy of her love.The McDonalds Megamind toys are part of a global campaign featuring character-themed toys from the Mastermind movie.Megamind: (whispering, heartbroken) No. One McDonalds Megamind happy meal toy is included with every happy meal sold at McDonalds restaurants in the US and Canada over the next 4 weeks. The McDonalds Megamind happy meal toy promotion got underway on October 29, 2010. ![]()
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